Zhang, Ming ORCID: 0000-0001-8425-2245, Chen, Jeffrey M., Sala, Claudia ORCID: 0000-0003-4031-4648, Rybniker, Jan, Dhar, Neeraj ORCID: 0000-0002-5887-8137 and Cole, Stewart T. (2014). EspI regulates the ESX-1 secretion system in response to ATP levels in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mol. Microbiol., 93 (5). S. 1057 - 1066. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL. ISSN 1365-2958

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Abstract

The function of EspI, a 70kDa protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has remained unclear. Although EspI is encoded by a gene within the esx-1 locus, in this study we clarify previous conflicting results and show that EspI is not essential for ESX-1-mediated secretion or virulence in M. tuberculosis. We also provide evidence that reduction of cellular ATP levels in wild-type M. tuberculosis using the drug bedaquiline completely blocks ESX-1-mediated secretion. Remarkably, M. tuberculosis lacking EspI fails to exhibit this phenotype. Furthermore, mutagenesis of a highly conserved ATP-binding motif in EspI renders M. tuberculosis incapable of shutting down ESX-1-mediated secretion during ATP depletion. Collectively these results show that M. tuberculosisEspI negatively regulates the ESX-1 secretion system in response to low cellular ATP levels and this function requires the ATP-binding motif. In light of our results the potential significance of EspI in ESX-1 function during latent tuberculosis infection and reactivation is also discussed.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Zhang, MingUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8425-2245UNSPECIFIED
Chen, Jeffrey M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sala, ClaudiaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-4031-4648UNSPECIFIED
Rybniker, JanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dhar, NeerajUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-5887-8137UNSPECIFIED
Cole, Stewart T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-431316
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12718
Journal or Publication Title: Mol. Microbiol.
Volume: 93
Number: 5
Page Range: S. 1057 - 1066
Date: 2014
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Place of Publication: HOBOKEN
ISSN: 1365-2958
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
COMPLETE GENOME SEQUENCE; CALMETTE-GUERIN; VIRULENCE; ATTENUATION; PROTEINS; TRANSFORMATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DORMANCY; SYNTHASE; BACILLUSMultiple languages
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; MicrobiologyMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/43131

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